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Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Diana: Hi, first time commenter; long time reader. Could you give us an update on how the white marble in the kitchen is holding up? I'd love to see a picture too!

Greg: Oh yes, the marble I almost butchered in the kitchen. For readers that don’t remember, I bought a slab of white carrara marble for the kitchen island I built and milled it myself. It didn’t go as smoothly as I had planned, but in the end it turned out well….or, well enough.

The research department went through the archives and it seems I installed the marble in March of 2006, so that makes it more than 2 years now that….

Diana: Uh, Greg….

Greg: Yes, Diana?

Diana: Are you going to blather on for much longer? I was really just looking for a thumbs up or down, and a quick photo.

Greg: Oh, I see, well, I’ll wrap it up then… Anyway, as I was saying, I’ve been using it in the kitchen for more than 2 years and it is holding up great. The island is the work horse of the kitchen and I don’t baby it at all. I have found 2 day old coffee rings that didn’t leave a mark.

I sealed it with product I can’t name here. My producer Sarah tells me they won’t pay for advertising, but you can read about it here and here. I eat at the island a lot and use it for….

Diana: Greg, is there a picture coming. I really need to get going and you sound like you could go on for a while.

Greg: Ok, Diana , I get the none too subtle hint. To summarize – quickly – the marble is great and I don’t regret it at all. It is honed, not polished and it is virtually maintenance free. Here’s the stupid picture. Sorry, I didn’t have time to clean it off.

Greg: Now then, Sarah who’s are next commenter?

Sarah: Sorry, you ran a little long and we’re out of time for tonight.

Greg: Until next time readers....

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Mmmm honed marble. I'm still a sucker for that stuff! Wow, I can't believe it's been two years already. I totally remember watching with baited breath as you were going about that project. Man, we're getting old. :p